One Of The Hamptons' Most Historic Beachfront Homes Is On The Market

When you hear about beach houses in the Hamptons, they usually aren't right on the beach. But "Kilkare," which hit the market this summer, breaks the mold. Offered for only the second time in its 140-year history, the 5,000-square-foot property sits on almost three acres with 330 feet of direct oceanfront land. Frank E. Newbold and Beate V. Moore of Sotheby's International Realty are sharing the $55 million listing with Ed Petrie, Julie Wolfe, and James Petrie of Compass. Scroll down for a look inside.

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The house is in the prestigious Georgia Association in Wainscott, New York.

It's "a whimsical Victorian name meant to evoke a fictional Irish town, the sort of place where you could kill all your cares," Eleanora Kennedy, who purchased the house with her husband Michael J. Kennedy in 1975, told the New York Times. Michael, a retired trial lawyer, represented Ivana Trump in her divorce from Donald Trump.

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